TOEFL Outlines ( 1 – 50 ) PART 2

TOEFL Outlines ( 1 – 50 ) TOEFL question #6: Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. I. There are people who prefer to eat out at restaurants and others who would rather eat at home. I prefer to eat at home because it is cheaper, faster and more nutritious. II. Eating at home is cheaper a. The cost of groceries is much cheaper than the cost of a restaurant entree (for example: dinner usually costs $10 – 15 in a restaurant versus $1 – 3 at home. b. You don’t have to pay the cost of gas to get to the restaurant III. Eating at home is faster a. Preparing dinner can take about 20 – 60 minutes (cutting the ingredients & cooking them) b. Going to dinner takes time to drive, park, go in, get seated and order .this can take a lot more than 60 minutes. IV. Eating at home is more nutritious a. You choose the best ingredients to cook with, but you don’t know the kind of ingredients the restaurant uses. b. You will not use rotten food, but you don’t know if the restaurant will c. You will not use preservatives, but restaurants often do .these are not healthy. V. In short, I prefer to eat at home because I can save money, eat quickly and eat well. TOEFL question #7: Neighbors are the people who live near us. In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific reasons and examples in your answer. I. Our neighbors are important people in our lives. The qualities of a good neighbor should include: someone whom you can trust, someone whom you can talk to, and someone with whom you have something in common. II. Someone whom you can trust a. When you are on vacation, your neighbors can watch over your house. b. You can feel comfortable leaving an extra door key with the neighbors in case you ever forget your key. c. You want to know that your neighbors will not steal from you. III. Someone whom you can talk to – builds friendships a. Talk about your jobs together b. Talk about your families c. Small talk about the weather IV. Someone with whom you have something in common a. Someone who is similar in age b. Someone with similar interests / jobs c. Someone who enjoys doing the same things (gardening, sports, etc.) V. People who live next to each other as neighbors should get along well; they should trust each other, talk to one another and have something in common. TOEFL question #8: It has recently been announced that a new restaurant may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. I. If they build a new restaurant in my neighborhood, I will support the plan. I will support the plan because the restaurant will provide jobs and give us more options for places to eat. II. The restaurant will provide more jobs a. We have high unemployment, a restaurant will provide more jobs b. For example, waiters, waitresses, dishwashers, cooks c. People will not have to depend on government assistance for money III. The restaurant will give us more options for places to eat a. We have only five good restaurants in town, another one will give more variety b. Restaurants are not only for eating .but also for meeting and socializing c. Two of the restaurants serve food which is not great .a new one will probably be better. V. In short, if they want to build a restaurant in my town, I will support the plan because it will enhance the town and provide more jobs. TOEFL question #9: You have received a gift of money. The money is enough to buy either a piece of jewelry you like or tickets to a concert you want to attend. Which would you buy? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. I. If I received a gift of money and could spend it on either a piece of jewelry or tickets to a concert, I would buy a piece of jewelry. I would buy the jewelry because it lasts longer than a concert; it can be given away and it becomes more valuable over time. II. A piece of jewelry lasts longer a. I can wear and enjoy the jewelry year after year, but a concert lasts only a few hours b. I can wear it to many different places (for example: at work, going out to the theater, etc). c. I can show it to many different people and others can enjoy it too. III. A piece of jewelry can be given away a. For example, if I have children or grandchildren, I can give the piece of jewelry to one of them so that they can enjoy it for years. b. If you give it away, it is enjoyed by many more people than just the owner IV. A piece of jewelry usually becomes more valuable over time a. If you purchase a quality piece of jewelry, its value usually increases over time b. For example: it becomes like an antique V. In short, I would buy a piece of jewelry rather than go to a concert if I had the choice. Jewelry is longer lasting and more valuable. TOEFL question #10: Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. I. There are those people who believe that university students should be required to go to classes and those who feel that classes should be optional. I feel students should be required to go to classes and there are a number of reasons I feel this way. II. Students miss out on a lot when they don’t go to class a. For example, they don’t hear everything the professor or other students say b. They may miss special instructions or information about specific projects c. They don’t get to interact and work with the other students. III. Students should get the entire university experience not just part of it. a. If students don’t go to class, they are not getting all the experiences they should b. If they only get notes from a classmate about the class, they are not doing their fair share of the work c. If students don’t want to go to class, they should not enroll in university IV. In short, university students enter university in order to get an education. They should be required to go to class because this is the main focus of their education. They cannot get all the information they need if they do not attend classes. . TOEFL Outlines ( 1 – 50 ) TOEFL question #6: Some people prefer to eat at food stands or. cheaper than the cost of a restaurant entree (for example: dinner usually costs $10 – 15 in a restaurant versus $1 – 3 at home. b. You don’t have to pay the